Summer Magic Auction
Sat, Jun 17, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 495
JAY, Ricky (1946-2018). Cards as Weapons. New York: Darien ...
Estimate: $300 - $600
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JAY, Ricky (1946-2018). Cards as Weapons. New York: Darien House, [1977]. FIRST EDITION OF RICKY JAY?S FIRST BOOK. 4to. Profusely illustrated in black and white. [96] pp. Publisher?s full brown cloth, front board and spine stamped in black (some minor occasional rubbing to binding); publisher?s printed dust jacket (minor rubbing, some toning to jacket flaps). Fine. INSCRIBED BY HIM ON THE TITLE-PAGE: ?To Saul Bass with admiration Ricky Jay?. Saul Bass (1920-1996) was a graphic designer, as well as an Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker. He is most famous for his title sequences for classic films, including Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995). He won an Oscar for the short subject, Why Man Creates (1968).
